PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

REPORTING TO PARENTS: Hampden’s Semester 1 reporting of student achievement data will be provided after the holidays this year, with reports to be sent home towards the end of week 1, and parent-teacher interviews soon after that.

With the new national testing program for years 3, 5, 7 & 9 occurring this term, along with the Hampden and Calen District sports days and a myriad of other activities and events, I considered it would be less “stressful” for both staff and parents if reporting was left until after the holidays.

CALEN DISTRICT SPORTS DAY: Day one of this year’s Calen Sports was a successful one for us on Tuesday with first, second and third placings in several events, and many noteworthy performances from all competitors.

We are therefore looking forward to tomorrow’s “main day” with great enthusiasm.

Best wishes to all our students competing.

Whilst the major aim of Calen Sports Day is to select a sub-district team to compete at the Mackay District Carnival, we also have as equally important goals for the day the ideals of maximum participation and development of team/school spirit through appreciating the efforts of others and encouraging them to do their best.

Information about Friday was included in last week’s newsletter, however repeated here are the important points to note:

Hampden State School is closed on Friday.
The school bus will not be running.
Children in 200 metre events need to be at Calen by 8.30 for a 9.00 start. Others should be there by 9.00.
Hampden uniforms to be worn, with hats and shoes.
Parents need to arrange transport to Calen. (Please notify the school if assistance is required.)
Bring lunch or buy from tuckshop there.
Adults to bring fold-up chairs.

As the P & C now has a third shade structure sun safety shouldn’t be an issue, and we shouldn’t be hard to find either!

Last year our school was able to come home with the shield for most points, the Relay Shield and the Ballgames Shield! Wouldn’t it be great to have a repeat again this year!?

The day is always a great way for parents and friends to “network”, and Hampden is always well represented by adults as well as students.

I’m looking forward to yet another enjoyable and successful Calen Sports Day, as I’m sure the students and many of you are as well.

GO HAMPDEN!!

Howard Frost

Principal.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT TO THE P & C MEETING

MONDAY 16 JUNE, 2008

End of semester reports / Parent – Teacher Interviews
2008 Strategic Plan & Budget approval.
Sports days – future planning/directions.
Wearing of school uniforms.
Education and the state budget.
School financial report.
Ministerial holiday 01 August.

ACTIVE AFTER-SCHOOL: This coming week (the second last week of term) will be the final week of the Term 2 Active After-School program.

Thank-you for allowing your children to participate.

The A-A-S program will return in term 3, however at this time we are unsure of exactly what activities will be offered, or on which afternoons they will be run. These details will be forwarded early in term 3.

AUSKICK: Still on sporting theme, the AUSKICK program will be offered over an 8 week period during term 3, most likely at lunchtime each Wednesday.

More details about this will also be provided early next term.

SHOW HOLIDAY: A reminder that this coming Thursday 19 June is the Mackay Show holiday, and that all schools will be closed on that day.

STATE OF ORIGIN: Half a dozen enjoyed the footy on the big screen here at school last night.

With the final match occurring during the holidays the “big screen” will be unavailable unfortunately.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

Attitudes separate winning from whining. – Anon

EEC NEWS

Hello Everyone,

Lots of enthusiastic readers in Prep/Year One have been reading to their helpers every morning before school and at home with their families. Keep up the good work everyone.

Did you know a story doesn’t need words on a page or pictures in a book? Stories can be told as well as written, and our class has been listening to stories being told and retelling them in our own words, acting them out and representing them with drawings and paintings! We have also been telling some of our own stories!

Soon we will investigate written stories – narratives – and find out how they are structured so we can ‘write’ and represent our own.

Come and see our dioramas! We used lots of different materials to represent our imaginary animals’ habitats – sticks, leaves, grass and a variety of collage materials. We all made sure our animals’ habitats had shelter, food and water.

In math we investigated the numbers on boxes from our useful box. We found numbers that told us how many were inside, how much it weighed, when to use it by, how much it cost, what size it was, phone numbers and barcodes.

We noticed that boxes of tissues and wrapping didn’t have use by dates on them. The biggest number was a Samara’s box but it was the smallest box!

We also noticed that the numbers on our boxes often had a letter or word following them such as 500g, 200 teabags, 150g net, 12 muesli bars.

We also used clues on the outside of the box to guess what was once inside. Most of the time there were picture clues or easy works to read, but Adam and Lee had to smell theirs to find out! We decided Adam’s box once had tea bags in it and Lee’s box once had soap in it.

REMINDER: P & C Monthly Meeting for June will be held on Monday 16^th at 7.30pm. All welcome.

TUCKSHOP ORDERS: As there is a public holiday next week, could all orders be in by Tuesday next week.

To all,

Last night was a great night for QUEENSLANDERS as we convincingly won the Origin decider. It was watched by a few die hard supporters at the Hampden State School Library on the BIG screen, Rita Nicol being the most vocal. Don’t forget that this Friday is the Calen Sports Day and parent support is crucial to Hampden bringing home the trophy. Also the Cutter home game is on this Saturday night and as always we are looking for helpers to support our school, so if you are available please do not hesitate in contacting Karen Gee and volunteering your time for the benefit of the P&C. So in closing go the Cutters, go the Maroons and go Hampden State School at the Calen sports day, hope to see you there.

Rex Munchow

P&C Secretary

Library News

Book Fair back orders have now arrived and it won’t be long before students are enjoying the variety of new books we have available in the Library.

Thanks again to all families for supporting our Book Fair Beach.

Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA)

Children’s Book Week

Book Week is the longest running children's festival in Australia, celebrating its 63rd birthday this year. The dates for Book Week 2008 are: Saturday 16 to Friday 22 August.

Each year, schools and public libraries from all over Australia spend the week celebrating books and Australian authors and illustrators. Activities and storytelling based on the Book Week theme highlight the importance of reading.

This year’s theme is... Fuel your Mind and children at Hampden will be participating in a variety of themed activities in the lead-up to and during Book Week 2008.

Be on the lookout for more on Book Week in next week’s Newsletter…..

WEEKLY CLASS AWARDS

Year 6/7: SPORTS AWARD for Rugby League representation: Cody Morrison, Jack Cahill, Jordan Proctor, Ben Wales, Sean Gee. HELPING HAND AWARD: Cody Morrison and Jordan Proctor. HOME READING AWARD for consistent reading effort: Sean Gee, Chelsea Perna, Cody Morrison, Jordan Perna, Laura Thompson, Jazmine Holliday, Anthony Leeding, Tim Patchett, Damian Volker, Paul Wiggett.

Year 4/5: Independent Worker – Abbey Medway. Homework Award – Anthony Wiggett. Tables Award – Amee Insch, Jayde Mellross. Maths Award – Ben Perna. Good Sports Award – Darcie Cahill.

Year 2/3: Neat Tidy Trays – Lilly Burgess, Nicholas Lake, Zayne Lisle, Mikaela Gee, Josie Faltinsky, Kyle Insch, Cate Cahill.

Prep/Year One: Showing enthusiasm for reading – all Preps. Independent writing – all Year Ones.

Things have been a little quiet on the Milestone Awards front lately, but that has certainly changed this week!!

Congratulations to the following students who are spread across the grade levels for achieving the following milestones:

EMILY BURGESS (10 awards) STAR STUDENT

NICHOLAS PERNA (165 awards) SUPER STAR

ANTHONY LEEDING (200 awards) BRILLIANT BICENTURION

DAMIAN VOLKER (215 awards) WONDERFUL WORKER

BEN WALES (230 awards) SCINTILLATING STUDENT

COMMUNITY NOTICES

WANTED TO RENT URGENTLY

2 to 3 bedroom house in the Mt Ossa to Marian Hampden Road area. Required urgently. Long term lease. Phone Michelle on 49540375

Issue no. 19, 12th June 2008

Issue no. 19, 12^th June 2008